The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-11-24
THANKSGIVING Day!

The toboggan slide has slid.
Anger is like the lain, it breaks
itself in descending.
Turkey raffies and turkey shoots
are numerous.
Bring the children to the matinee
Satu rday afternoon.
A boy was born last night to Mi.
and Mrs. Thos. Callehan.
New things, like strangers. are
more admired and less favored.
The toboggan slide was overturned
by the wind last Friday night.
It is a strange desire which men
have to gain power and lose liberty.
The Phelps Well Wind Mill COM
pany is sinking a ponderous we'll for
H. B. Wolff.
H. Whitley recently received an
order from Watertown, OAK, for
500, 900 brick for spring delivery.
Hon. J. D. Good is putting some
very aesthetic work on his hall for
the use of the Masonic fraternity.
The value of the new buildings
erected in Norris and vicinity dur
ms the past year will exceed 500, 900.
A peafect Tea Can of Messrs. Han
cock & Stebbins' "Unity Tea" is the
best promoter of unity in the home
circle.
A farm hand employed on a hay
press on J. c.. Campbsll's farm had
his hand quite seriously squeezed one
one day last week.
The largest dressed hog ever mar
keted in this village was bought by
John Carney from ii. W. Stone yes
terday morning. It's weight was 800
pounds.
It will be an item of interest to oul
readers to learn that the school taa
In this district has been reduced, by
wise manipulation. from 10 mills tc
1912 mills.
Allwho are interested in the ex
citing game of foot ball should be al
the ball grounds at 2:3O p. m. today
1t is proposed to get up game fol
that time and place.
It was causually observed the othe1
day by young lad that he believed
some poultry dealer invented Thanks
giving day in order to get rid of hi
stock -in-trade.
At special meeting heldiin its hal
recently, Geo. NJ. Giltinan was elect
ed President of Div. No. l A. o. H
of this place, in stead of.Geo. Rowles
resigned.
Among Hancock representatives a
the show last evening were Messrs a
Mason and August Erickson, Misse
Tilla Helgeson and Bertha Tenne
andy Mr.. Mrs. Frank Walters.
Union Thanksgiving services ar
held in the M. E. church to-day a
1890 a. m. Rev. Fairbank de
livered the address. Devotional SCI
vices in the evening at the Congrt
gational church.
A car loaded with wheat standin
on side track too close to the mai
track was struck by a passing trai
last night. One side OF the car VIZ
completely torn out and large po
tion of the contents spilled upon tt
ground.
Monday, November 81, the tb,
mometer registered IS degrees abo,
and the squirrels were frisking abo'
as in September weather. Are the
signs favorable to an open winter,
do all signs fail since the prophe
diedi
A meeting is called for this eve
ing at o'clock at the engine hou
of all toboganners and persons int
ested in having toboggan slide
Morris this winte r for the purpose
perfecting an organization to arran,
for having t6boggan slide here tn
Ainter.
j. D. Good will not close out h
stock Of groceries at once, but WI
sell them out during the winter. b
still he intends to move his stock
furniture, which he claims is Il
largest and finest ever brought to Il
city, down stairs and will hereaft
make specially of that line.